Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-10-22
h"vaTnnESIEkN HENS.
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The money deposits Of the whole state.
Cedar Falls is proud Of the beautiful au-
foliage along tae banks OF the river.
The state convention of the societies Of
Christian endeayor is In session at Waterloo.
Constable Pierce was fined go at Des
Moines for carelessness I'm responding to
subj cnas.
Sac City Is another candidate for the col.
lege OF the Methodist conference Of north
western Iswa.
Frederick Wise, an old settler Of Dubuque,
dted Thursday. He has resided in that city
since 1874.
The club rooms of the working girls OF
Davenport promise to be very successful. 1t
will soon be opened.
Rapids and Northern depot at Cedar Falls is
progressing rapidly.
The eupreme court has affirmed the decision
OF the Wapello circuit court In the case OF the
State vs. Jordan. This is the celebrated
s'Stormy Joruan,n whose ''Road to He'll" was
torn up by the Prohibitionists.
The young ladies Of Council Bluffs are h
organize q conversational society. 1t is 8
new departure In societies, and is for the
purpose improving the conversations
powers. Tn club converses upon a subject
chosen at the last meeting.
TIE most important meeting In the history
Of the Presbyterian church Of Iowa Will be
held at Keokuk October 90. The synod OF
the entire state meets there, and It. Is the
semi-centenLial of the establishment Of the
hrsr Presbyterian church In Iowa.
Church affairs at Leon are somewhat per
turbed. The pastors OF the Christian, Bap
list and Presbyterian churches all resigned In
one day, and the Methodist minister, who had
Just completed his first year there. was sent
by the conference to another appointment.
The Brotherhood of Railway Section Fore
men OF America, held their annual conven
ton at Council Bats last week. The follow
ing officers were elected: ID. Coughlin, OF
Des Moines, grand chief foreman; A. Nit
chell, OF Council Bluffs, vice grand chief fore
man, secretary and treasurer.
Ex Sheriff G. G.. Redfeld, Of Shelby county,
suffered a dangerous and severe accident at
Council Bluffs Friday. While passing the
Pacific house a heavy wooden siga from the
third story fell upon him, crushing the bones
in one shoulder and making a serious com
pound fracture and breaking the arm.
In the district court at Dubuque the case OF
Miller, administrator, against the Minnesota
and Northwestern railroad, the plaintiff was
awarded - 600 damages for the death e Ed
ward Miller on the road a year ago. He was
track.layer employed by the company aud 10y
the spreading Of the rails the car on which he
was riding overturned, crushing him to
death.
In the casa Of j. n. Kuhns VS.. the Diagonal
railway the jury tuesday at Waterloo re-
turned verdict of S. 900 damages In behalf OF
the plaintiff for the killing Of his son, whc
was An empioye Of the road, In an accident
Tht. was the second trial Of the case, aud al
the PREVIOUS trial the jury returned a verdict
for the same amount, but the supreme cour'
reversed II.
The Iowa Onion Telephone company ha'
decided upon an extension OK It's lies IL
southwestern Iowa, with Creston as the 90
itctiye point for all new lines. Contrsc.;
nave been let for a line from Cromwell tc
Corning, and from Corning to Villisci. An
other contract for a line from Creston tc
Lenox and farther south will be let coon, and
others at, contemplated.
The federal court will convene In D6s
MoInes on the 18th Instant. 1t was intended
that a large number OF cases would come VI
for trial the frst OF the week, but the plan has
been changed and the jury viii not be called
until the 25th. Tie first week VIII be devoted
to hearing motions and settling law points.
The three judges, shiras, Love and Brewer,
IL be there at the opening of ths term.
A petition was made out "Wednesday, and
ia the name OF the state was flied with the D1-
buque county clerk, ask ng for an injunction
req liring the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul road and the Illinois Central to observe
the order recently mads by the Iowa railway
commission, fixing the rates which these com
paniss shall charge for transferring and
switching care belonging to other roads over
their tracks.
AZ DdsCupOEb h1NA -
their wives durir the past ten months. In
nearly every instance the abandoned wives
are young good looking, good-natured, in
dustrious and economi cal. Very few OF the
wives were married In that city, how.
ever. They met their lovers !n other states,
and were brought to Davenport hopeful OF
many years of welded ii.e-but hardly are
settled there when they ind themselves
bsseiy deserted.
Iowa per slons granted Wednesday Eliza
beth, widow o. l.. G. Huntington, Montlose.
war-Jacob Bruce, Holiday G.. a..
Stanton; j. F. Gibson, Donnelson;
George X. Mower, Fairfield; Enoch Morgan,
Linden; Charles Bulls, Kingsley. decrease
Allen IIamerick, Knoxville; Elisha Hammer,
Grinnell; Preston Jackson, Pennington; j.
N. Endicott, CEDAR; William Wjcks, Suther
land Jacob Lay, Mrquoketa; E. 8. Bartlett
Lake City; John Safer, Burlington; David
Young, Osceola; X. +. Mulniy, Clearaeld.
The reunion of the survivors Of the "Hor-
nets Nest'' brigade, who held the key post
ton under a heavy cross-fre at Shiloh, began
Wednesday, at Des Moines, under the presi-
dency Of Gen. Tuttle, their commander at
at Donelson and Shiloh. The day was spent
in regimental reunions and campfire. There
were present Col. Bell Of the Eighth, Gen.
futile OF the Second, Col. Palmer OF the
Eighth, State Supt. Akers Of the Seventh,
Gen. j. B. Weaver of the Second, Judge Ran